Lithograph engraving process on straight lines



March 4 1924.

A. J. BQEDEFELD ET AL LITHOGBAPH ENGRAVING PROCESS ON STRAIGHT LINES Filed April 28. 1925 atented Mar. 4, i924.

UN ETED STATES ANTONIO JOSEPH BOEDEFELD AND .IvIAROUKPAGE EXLIN-E, OF- DALLAS, TEXAS.

LIII-IOGRAPH ENGRAVINGlPROGESS' ON STRAIGHT'LINES.

Application'fileduapril 28,1923. Serial No. 635,352.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ANTONIO JOSEPH Bosnnrsnn and MARoUs PAGE EXLINE, citi- Zens of the United States, residing at Dallas, in the county of Dallas and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lithograph Engraving Processes on Straight Lines; and we do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in processes of using lithographed engraved alphabets, and also metal alphabets wherein the letters are cut apart and assembled as desired to form a suitable heading or form which will extend in a straight and uniform line across a page.

An object of the invention is to provide suitable means in combination with engraved lithographed alphabets, or metal alphabets, whereby when the letters are cut apart and assembled the same will be positioned accurately so that the several letters will extend in a straight and uniform line horizontally across the page. Another object of the invention is to provide an engraved line. in exactly the same position below the engraved letters of the alphabet, so that when the letters are cut apart and needled or stuck up on a sheet of transfer paper on which there has previously been traced with an engraving needle a straight line, the letters as they are cut apart retain a portion of this straight line which is placed on the traced straight line, thereby insuring a perfect alignment of the several letters used in making the desired heading or form.

Other objects of the invention will appear as the description proceeds.

In the accompanying drawing which forms a part of this application,-

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a portion of an engraved lithographed alphabet showing the engraved line below the letters;

Fig. 2 is a front elevation of a heading formed from several out apart letters from an engraved alphabet, and placed in position on a traced line, showing how the same will be formed in a perfectly straight and uniform horizontal line.

Like characters of reference are used throughout the following specification and alphabet are cut apart, they may be placed I in such position on the traced line on the transfer paper that the engraved line, a portion of which remains at the lower edge of each letter, will be in alignment with the said traced line.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the several letters of the engraved or metal alphabet which are pro vided with an engraved line exactly the same distance below each of the letters adapted to be placed in alignment with the traced line on the transfer paper to form the heading or form which is being made up will positively lie in a straight and uniform line across the sheet.

It has been quite difficult in the past to get all of the engraved letters absolutely in alignment, so that when the letterheads or forms are made up they will look uniform, but with our improved process it will be readily seen and understood that the alignment and the positioning of the several letters will necessarily have to be correct and uniform.

It will be further understood that we do not intend to limit ourselves to the specific construction and arrangement of our alphabets, as many minor changes in detail of description may be resorted to without departure from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is,

1. The method of transferring letters comprising the forming of an alphabet on a sheet of paper, placing a line on said paper in spaced and parallel relation with said letters, forming a line on a second sheet, cutting said letters apart and placing the same on said second sheet so that the line associated with the respective letters will be superimposed on the line on the second letters placed on said traced line on said 10 sheet. sheet of transfer paper whereby the desired 2. A process for use in lithographic enheading, when completed, will be in perfect graving, comprising the tracing of a. alignment.

' straight line across a sheet of transfer paper In testimony whereof we affix our signaand the forming of alphabets with an evenly tures.

spaced line below the same, whereby the 7 several letters of the alphabets may be cut ANTONIO JOSEPH BOEDEFELD. apart and the portion of the line below said MARCUS PAGE EXLINE. 

